Neonicotinoids

What action is the sugar industry taking to find sustainable alternatives to bee-killing neonicotinoids, and why has it been so slow? 

Wildlife Trusts lawyers contact environment secretary demanding he demonstrate decision to allow pesticide use is lawful.

Two insecticide types - in addition to neonicotinoids - continue to pose a threat to aquatic life in Japan.

Farmers are currently participating in what is likely to be one of the largest deployments of insecticides in United States history as the planting season for corn and soybeans draws to a close. Professor JOHN F TOOKER asks what impact this may have on the ecosystem

The expected ban on neonicotinoids to protect bees has rightly created a lot of buzz. But will Michael Gove as environment secretary ignore the chemicals industry lobby and retain regulations after Brexit? MOLLY SCOTT CATO, a Green party MEP, counsels vigilance

Bees in Britain are looking enviously at their EU neighbours. The EU is set to extend a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides - but agri-chemical lobbyists have the ear of pro-Brexit Tories, argues Molly Scott Cato MEP. The member of the European Parliament’s Agricultural Committee responds to our report in The Ecologist on Friday about new corporate funded research confirming the threat to bees. She argues it is now time to redouble our efforts to protect our vital pollinators.

Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids in the UK and help safeguard Britain's threatened bee population

Previous calls to ban neonicotinoids have been turned down by the UK government because of lack of evidence

Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing our honeybees. Sign the Soil Association petition to help get it banned. Then take part in Twitter's 'Tweehive' - starting on 14th July